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{{Quote|What are you doing to it? Isn't it a bit late for repairs?''"<br />"''Just a bit of a tune-up. Managed to squeeze an extra five percent out of the thrusters. It's not much—''"<br />"''But out there, five percent can be the difference between a near miss and a cloud of wreckage. I appreciate it, Lan.|Karie Neth and Lanna, on Neth's starfighter|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
{{Quote|What are you doing to it? Isn't it a bit late for repairs?''"<br />"''Just a bit of a tune-up. Managed to squeeze an extra five percent out of the thrusters. It's not much—''"<br />"''But out there, five percent can be the difference between a near miss and a cloud of wreckage. I appreciate it, Lan.|Karie Neth and Lanna, on Neth's starfighter|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
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| − | '''Lanna''', nicknamed '''Lan''' by her best friend [[Karie Neth]], was a [[Gender|female]] [[technician]] from the [[planet]] [[Baraan-Fa]] who was a member of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] and stationed on |
+ | '''Lanna''', nicknamed '''Lan''' by her best friend [[Karie Neth]], was a [[Gender|female]] [[technician]] from the [[planet]] [[Baraan-Fa]] who was a member of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] and stationed on [[flagship]] ''[[Home One]]''. Neth, a [[pilot]], joined the Alliance with Lanna and was eventually stationed there with her. The [[Standard day|day]] of the [[Battle of Endor]], in [[4 ABY]], she went out of her way to tune up Neth's fighter and arranged for Neth to go on a short hunt to find her so that Lanna could comfort her in person. Though they had burgeoning romantic feelings for each other, Neth decided to wait until after the battle to tell her, arranging for a meeting between them on the [[moon]] [[Endor]] after the battle was won. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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{{Quote|Come find me.|Lanna, in a message to Neth|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
{{Quote|Come find me.|Lanna, in a message to Neth|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
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[[File:BaraanFa.png|thumb|right|250px|Baraan-Fa, Lanna and Karie Neth's homeworld]] |
[[File:BaraanFa.png|thumb|right|250px|Baraan-Fa, Lanna and Karie Neth's homeworld]] |
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+ | [[Reproduction|Born]] around [[18 BBY]],<ref name="Date" /> Lanna was from<ref name="FACPOV" /> the [[planet]]<ref name="Attack on Starkiller Base">''[[Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base]]''</ref> [[Baraan-Fa]]. She joined the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] alongside her best friend from her [[homeworld]], [[Karie Neth]], shortly after the [[Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks|Battle of Mako-Ta]]<ref name="FACPOV" /> in [[1 ABY]],<ref name="Timelines">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]''</ref> when they were both nineteen [[Standard year|years]] old. Though initially filled with of vengeance and glory as [[starfighter]] [[pilot]]s, they wizened as three years passed and the source of their motivation shifted to a gritty devotion to surviving the war and its violence against them. Lanna and Neth were separated and reunited several times during those three years. Repeatedly rejected from pilot positions due to a lack of fighters, they mainly serviced and maintained [[squadron]]s fighting in the Alliance's [[Mid Rim Retreat|Mid Rim Offensive]], all while practicing their piloting in [[Flight simulator|simulators]] and on [[shuttle]]s.<ref name="FACPOV" /> |
| − | The two again reunited on the Alliance [[flagship]] ''[[Home One]]'', where they were stationed in the lead-up to the [[Battle of Endor]]<ref name="FACPOV" /> in [[4 ABY]].<ref name="Timelines" /> [[Captain]] [[Ribeiro]] of [[Yellow Squadron (Rebel Alliance)|Yellow Squadron]] chose Neth over Lanna to serve with her squadron in the battle.<ref name="FACPOV" /> The [[Standard day|day]] of the battle, Lanna took Neth's [[Flight suit|flight gear]] from her locker. She then woke a [[sleep]]ing Neth with a message to her [[datapad]], urging the pilot to find her as a ploy to help her expel nervous energy. Though Neth initially expressed via a message that she wanted to continue sleeping, |
+ | The two again reunited on the Alliance [[flagship]] ''[[Home One]]'', where they were stationed in the lead-up to the [[Battle of Endor]]<ref name="FACPOV" /> in [[4 ABY]].<ref name="Timelines" /> [[Captain]] [[Ribeiro]] of [[Yellow Squadron (Rebel Alliance)|Yellow Squadron]] chose Neth over Lanna to serve with her squadron in the battle.<ref name="FACPOV" /> The [[Standard day|day]] of the battle, Lanna took Neth's [[Flight suit|flight gear]] from her locker. She then woke a [[sleep]]ing Neth with a message to her [[datapad]], urging the pilot to find her as a ploy to help her expel nervous energy. Though Neth initially expressed via a message that she wanted to continue sleeping, [[Standard minute|minutes]] of sleep would not affect her battle performance.<ref name="FACPOV" /> |
===Unshared feelings=== |
===Unshared feelings=== |
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{{Quote|I'm a bit dinged up, but I'm alive. And hey. So are you.''"<br />"''Catch a ride down to the surface, the first one you can find. I've got something I want to tell you, and I want to be able to see your face when I do.''"<br />"''I can't wait to here it. I'm on my way to you.|Lanna and Neth, after the Battle of Endor|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
{{Quote|I'm a bit dinged up, but I'm alive. And hey. So are you.''"<br />"''Catch a ride down to the surface, the first one you can find. I've got something I want to tell you, and I want to be able to see your face when I do.''"<br />"''I can't wait to here it. I'm on my way to you.|Lanna and Neth, after the Battle of Endor|<ref name="FACPOV" />}} |
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| − | Searching for Lanna in ''Home One''{{'s}} locker room, Neth ran into her [[wingmate]] [[Rowe Jascott]], who was shocked that Lanna had woken her up and joked with Neth that he would |
+ | Searching for Lanna in ''Home One''{{'s}} locker room, Neth ran into her [[wingmate]] [[Rowe Jascott]], who was shocked that Lanna had woken her up and joked with Neth that he would when she died in battle as a result. After opening her empty locker, Jascott revealed to Neth that Lanna had been there earlier and taken her gear, suggesting she check the ship's flight deck. Lanna tinkered on Neth's [[X-wing starfighter]] using a lift in the flight deck, . Lanna hopped down from the lift and at admitted she had fun that morning would get revenge.<ref name="FACPOV" /> |
[[File:Karie-Neth-RotJ.png|thumb|left|200px|Karie Neth, Lanna's closest friend]] |
[[File:Karie-Neth-RotJ.png|thumb|left|200px|Karie Neth, Lanna's closest friend]] |
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| − | When Neth revealed that she wished Lanna was flying with her in the battle, Lanna insisted that Ribeiro had |
+ | When Neth revealed that she wished Lanna was flying with her in the battle, Lanna insisted that Ribeiro had correctly that Neth was the better pilot she was more useful as a [[technician]] on Neth's fighter. her fighter be , in both<ref name="FACPOV" /> [[Gender|women]]<ref name="England Twitter">{{Twitter|username=mk_england|url=status/1691966741088186695|name=[[M. K. England]]|quote=[…] 8/29 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: From a Certain Point of View - sapphic X-wing pilot! […]|archivedate=20230817081413}}</ref> Neth considered revealing to Lanna that she had romantic feelings for her but decided to wait until after the battle.<ref name="FACPOV" /> |
| − | During the battle, Lanna was slightly battered by Imperial attacks on ''Home One'' and Neth thought of Lanna's face shortly before the [[DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station|Death Star]] [[space station]] exploded. After the Alliance won the battle, Neth immediately thought of Lanna |
+ | During the battle, Lanna was slightly battered by Imperial attacks on ''Home One'' and Neth thought of Lanna's face shortly before the [[DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station|Death Star]] [[space station]] exploded. After the Alliance won the battle, Neth immediately thought of Lanna and realized that her tune-up had allowed Neth to escape the [[Death Star]]'s explosion. Neth contacted Lanna via [[Comm unit|comm]] using their private channel, not receiving a response until her third time hailing her. Lanna answered the communication and started crying upon realizing Neth was alive, revealing to the pilot that she was slightly injured but well. Both reveling in the other's survival, Neth asked Lanna to catch a ride the [[moon]] [[Endor]] so could , intending to confess her feelings. Lanna, understanding her meaning, .<ref name="FACPOV" /> |
==Personality and traits== |
==Personality and traits== |
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| − | Lanna appeared in the short story "[[The Extra Five Percent]]," written by [[M. K. England]] and published in the anthology ''[[From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi]]''<ref name="FACPOV" /> on [[August 29]], [[2023]].<ref name="England Twitter" /> A [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] announcement of the short story made by [[Del Rey]] publishing's ''[[Star Wars]]'' account on [[August 1]] of that year confirmed Lanna's gender as female.<ref name="Announcement Tweet" |
+ | Lanna appeared in the short story "[[The Extra Five Percent]]," written by [[M. K. England]] and published in the anthology ''[[From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi]]''<ref name="FACPOV" /> on [[August 29]], [[2023]].<ref name="England Twitter" /> A [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] announcement of the short story made by [[Del Rey]] publishing's ''[[Star Wars]]'' account on [[August 1]] of that year confirmed Lanna's gender as female.<ref name="Announcement Tweet" /> |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 05:12, 31 March 2024
- "What are you doing to it? Isn't it a bit late for repairs?"
"Just a bit of a tune-up. Managed to squeeze an extra five percent out of the thrusters. It's not much—"
"But out there, five percent can be the difference between a near miss and a cloud of wreckage. I appreciate it, Lan." - ―Karie Neth and Lanna, on Neth's starfighter
Lanna, nicknamed Lan by her best friend Karie Neth, was a female technician from the planet Baraan-Fa who was a member of the Rebel Alliance and stationed on its flagship Home One. Neth, a pilot, joined the Alliance with Lanna and was eventually stationed there with her. The day of the Battle of Endor, in 4 ABY, she went out of her way to tune up Neth's fighter and arranged for Neth to go on a short hunt to find her so that Lanna could comfort her in person. Though they had burgeoning romantic feelings for each other, Neth decided to wait until after the battle to tell her, arranging for a meeting between them on the moon Endor after the battle was won.
Biography
Lifelong friends
- "Come find me."
- ―Lanna, in a message to Neth
Baraan-Fa, Lanna and Karie Neth's homeworld
Born around 18 BBY,[2] Lanna was from[1] the planet[4] Baraan-Fa. She joined the Rebel Alliance alongside her best friend from her homeworld, Karie Neth, shortly after the Battle of Mako-Ta[1] in 1 ABY,[5] when they were both nineteen years old. Though initially filled with dreams of vengeance and glory as starfighter pilots, they wizened as three years passed and the source of their motivation shifted to a gritty devotion to surviving the war and its violence against them. Lanna and Neth were separated and reunited several times during those three years. Repeatedly rejected from pilot positions due to a lack of fighters, they mainly serviced and maintained squadrons fighting in the Alliance's Mid Rim Offensive, all while practicing their piloting in simulators and on shuttles.[1]
The two again reunited on the Alliance flagship Home One, where they were stationed in the lead-up to the Battle of Endor[1] in 4 ABY.[5] Captain Ribeiro of Yellow Squadron chose Neth over Lanna to serve with her squadron in the battle.[1] The day of the battle, Lanna took Neth's flight gear from her locker. She then woke a sleeping Neth with a message to her datapad, urging the pilot to find her as a ploy to help her expel nervous energy. Though Neth initially expressed via a message that she wanted to continue sleeping, Lanna convinced her losing only minutes of sleep would not affect her battle performance.[1]
- "I'm a bit dinged up, but I'm alive. And hey. So are you."
"Catch a ride down to the surface, the first one you can find. I've got something I want to tell you, and I want to be able to see your face when I do."
"I can't wait to here it. I'm on my way to you." - ―Lanna and Neth, after the Battle of Endor
Searching for Lanna in Home One's locker room, Neth ran into her wingmate Rowe Jascott, who was shocked that Lanna had woken her up and joked with Neth that he would honor Lanna when she died in battle as a result. After opening her empty locker, Jascott revealed to Neth that Lanna had been there earlier and taken her gear, suggesting she check the ship's flight deck. Meanwhile, Lanna tinkered on Neth's X-wing starfighter using a lift in the flight deck, aiming to get five percent more power from its engines. When Neth arrived, Lanna hopped down from the lift and stared at Neth with a smile until admitted she had fun that morning, though Neth playfully warned she would get revenge.[1]
Karie Neth, Lanna's closest friend
When Neth revealed that she wished Lanna was flying with her in the battle, Lanna insisted that Ribeiro had assessed correctly that Neth was the better pilot. Lanna believed she was more useful as a technician and also wanted to be the one to work on Neth's fighter. After Neth—using the nickname "Lan"—thanked Lanna for improving her fighter and assured her she would be safe, emotions surged in both[1] women.[6] Neth considered revealing to Lanna that she had romantic feelings for her but decided to wait until after the battle, squeezing Lanna's hand as she left.[1]
During the battle, Lanna was slightly battered by Imperial attacks on Home One and Neth thought of Lanna's face shortly before the Death Star space station exploded. After the Alliance won the battle, Neth immediately thought of Lanna and realized that her tune-up had allowed Neth to escape the Death Star's explosion. Neth contacted Lanna via comm using their private channel, not receiving a response until her third time hailing her. Lanna answered the communication and started crying upon realizing Neth was alive, revealing to the pilot that she was slightly injured but well. Both reveling in the other's survival, Neth asked Lanna to catch a ride to the moon Endor so they could speak, intending to confess her feelings. Lanna, understanding her meaning, joyfully agreed.[1]
Personality and traits
- "Be safe."
"Always." - ―Lanna and Neth
Lanna was female[3] and had brown eyes. She cared deeply for and shared an intense emotional bond with Karie Neth, her best friend, who believed Lanna always knew best. She was consistently enthused by Neth's presence and went out of her way to help her with her fighter and her nerves before the Battle of Endor. She cared about Neth's safety, and when Neth revealed to Lanna that she survived the battle, she was overcome with relief and joy and immediately burst into tears. Lanna was humble, acknowledging that Neth was a better pilot than her, but proud of her skill as a technician.[1]
Skills and abilities
- "As much as I'd love to fly, this is where I can do the most good. I want the best pilots watching your back, and that's not me. And I want the best tech working on your bird, and that is me."
- ―Lanna, to Neth
Lanna was a skilled technician and a capable pilot. Despite not being chosen for Yellow Squadron, Neth believed Lanna was as good a pilot as her, though Lanna disagreed. Both Lanna and Neth considered her the best technician available to work on Neth's fighter, and Lanna used her skills to get more power out of its engines.[1]
Equipment
Lanna used a hydrospanner tool and a lift to tune-up Neth's starfighter.[1]
Behind the scenes
Lanna appeared in the short story "The Extra Five Percent," written by M. K. England and published in the anthology From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi[1] on August 29, 2023.[6] A Twitter announcement of the short story made by Del Rey publishing's Star Wars account on August 1 of that year confirmed Lanna's gender as female.[3]
Appearances
- "The Extra Five Percent" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (First appearance, simultaneous with audiobook)
- "The Extra Five Percent" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 "The Extra Five Percent" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Extra Five Percent" establishes that Lanna was nineteen years old when she joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The story also states that she joined the Rebel Alliance three years before the Battle of Endor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 4 ABY. Therefore, Lanna must have been born around 18 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Del Rey (@DelReyStarWars) on Twitter: "How to Attack the Death Star in 7 Easy Steps: 1. Find your gear 2. Attend the briefing 3. Check your X-wing 4. Fly 5. Survive 6. Tell that girl you love her 7. Make Step 6 Step 1 #FromaCertainPOVReturns @mk_england" (backup link)
- ↑ Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 M. K. England (@mk_england) on Twitter: "[…] 8/29 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: From a Certain Point of View - sapphic X-wing pilot! […]" (backup link)